Bill > SB0276

This bill, concerning farmers' market nutrition assistance programs, requires the Indiana Department of Health, pending federal approval, to allow recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families, and the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC), which provides nutrition support to pregnant women, new mothers, and young children, to receive triple the value of their benefits when used to purchase produce at participating farmers' markets. This triple value can be provided through price discounts, matching benefits, or a combination of both, and applies to farmers' markets involved in specific federal nutrition incentive programs like the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, the Double Up Indiana program, and the Fresh Bucks program, as well as the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. If federal approval is needed, the state department must request it by September 1, 2026, and can delay implementation until it is granted, after which it must begin the program within thirty days.

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https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/276/details